Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina

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Flag of Argentina.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina
Toyota Gazoo Racing stacked logo.svg
Founded2000 (2000)
Founder(s)Darío Ramonda
Gustavo Ramonda †
Base Córdoba, Córdoba Province
Team principal(s)Darío Ramonda
Current series TC2000
Rally Argentino
Top Race V6
Turismo Nacional
TC Pick Up
Turismo Carretera
Teams'
Championships
3 TC2000 (2011, 2013, 2020)
2 Top Race V6 (2019, 2020)
Drivers'
Championships
4 TC2000 (2002, 2011, 2013, 2020)
2 Top Race V6 (2019, 2020)
Website toyotagazooracing.com.ar

Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina, formerly known as Toyota Team Argentina until 2016, is a racing team representing Toyota Gazoo Racing in Argentina. It is owned by Toyota's national subsidiary, Toyota Argentina. It was established in 2000 and began with official representation in the Turismo Competición 2000.

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They currently compete in TC2000, Top Race V6, Rally Argentino, TC Pick Up and Turismo Carretera. In addition, they give official support to Julián Santero in Turismo Nacional.

In April 2021 it was announced that Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina would build and manage the sales of a new TCR touring car for competition globally. [1]

Other activities

Since 2020, Julián Santero has received official support from TGR Argentina in his Turismo Nacional campaign, where he participates with a Corolla under the roof of the Tito Bessone Toyota Team. [2] [3] In 2021, he raced in the TC Pick Up championship, competing with Toyota Hilux units. [4]

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References

  1. "New Toyota Corolla TCR car to be built by Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina". TouringCars.Net. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. www.proyecto81.com.ar. "Julián Santero y Toyota Gazoo Racing, en Turismo Nacional". Turismo Nacional - APAT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "El Toyota GAZOO Racing Argentina desembarca en el Turismo Nacional". AUTOMUNDO (in Spanish). 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. "Toyota GAZOO Racing Day: Un clásico con novedades". AUTOMUNDO (in Spanish). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-18.